Game-counter.



J. D. MGCRACKEN.

GAME COUNTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7, 1912 1,089,379, Patented Mar, 3, 1914.

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fl'NlT SATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES D. MCCRACKEN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNITED STATES PLAYING CARD 00., 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

GAME-COUNTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, James D. Mo- CRACKEN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game- Counters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to game counters such as poker chips and the like and has for its object to construct counters of this description in a manner to facilitate the handling thereof and to prevent slipping from the fingers and with this end in view consists in rounding the circumferential edge thereof and roughening the same as by nurling, milling or the like.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a face-view of a counter constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof and Fig. 3 is a central cross-section of my improved counter.

In the drawings 5 represents the counter which may be constructed of any suitable substance or material in any customary manner and is usually of circular configuration although if desired may be made of any other shape. The circumferential edge of the counter is rounded as indicated at 6 so that when stacked one upon the other or when resting upon a fiat surface the tip of the human finger or at least a portion thereof may be introduced beneath said rounded edge and the lifting of the counter thus facilitated. In order that the counter may be prevented from slipping from the fingers after having been thus picked up I prefer to roughen the said rounded edge in any suitable manner and preferably by nurling or milling the same as indicated at 7. This knurled, milled or otherwise Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December '7, 1912.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

Serial No. 735,465.

roughened edge will enter into better frictional engagement with the human fingers than does a smooth edge and does away with the necessity for excessive pressure of the thumb and finger which is present when it is desired to handle counters with smooth edges, so that my improved counter is more easily and conveniently manipulated. When stacked one upon the other, it will be found that my improved counters may be readily removed from the stack, either one at a time or in groups, owing to the fact that the rounded edges of adjacent counters when stacked form circumferential grooves between each two adjacent counters into which groove the ball of the finger and thumb may be introduced when it is desired to remove one or more counters from said stack.

My improvement is particularly adapted for poker chips or counters of any other type used in games of various descriptions.

Various changes in the specific form shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

1 claim:

1. A game counter having approximately flat opposite surfaces and having its pcripheral edge provided with two separate roughened portions spaced from each other and extending about the periphery of said counter.

2. A game counter having approximately fiat opposite surfaces and having its peripheral edge provided with two separate knurled portions spaced from each other and extending about the periphery of said counter, the peripheral edge thereof being transversely rounded.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES D. MoGRr-LCKEN. Witnesses JOHN H. WILLIAMS, MICHAEL J MORIARTY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Yatentl,

Washington, 1). G. 

